Charlie Rhodes

Guus Hiddink probably boarded his teams’ private jet back to London feeling pretty satisfied with his players and with himself. The last team to walk away from the Camp Nou…

It’s an argument that springs up every year around this time but even so, something needs to be done about the scandalously low ticket allocations given out to the two…

Sitting at the opposite end of the pitch, there was no way I could see Michael Carrick deserving that penalty. The direction of the ball changed, something all media commentaries…

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He combines quality with the quality of being effective which evades so many others.

St James’ Park reached to the bottom of its lungs for one last time, producing a blood-curdling final battle cry to its beleaguered heroes. On the sideline Alan Shearer looked…

There are several ways to win a Championship. You can swashbuckle your way to the top playing good football and conquering all that come before you, nailing the title several…

A balanced squad and its deployment is a delicate art and decisions made by managers are analysed for weeks or even months after the event. The rotation of players by managers begs the question of how important the different competitions teams compete in are?

Is the Premier League still the most coveted competition in English football or has it been eclipsed by the Champions League? I believe that teams should play to win every game avoiding the fielding of absurdly weakened sides in certain competitions or situations but is this still applicable in today’s global game where targeted success is vital to getting the keys to the revenue of a global audience?

This article will look at the importance of competitions for the English clubs on both a domestic and international level.

Man, it was one busy weekend, wasn’t it? While you catch a glimpse of the greatest accidental goal you’ll ever see, catch up on what else you missed over the…

I was delighted to hear Giggsy was named Player of the Year last night and although I think there was definitely some sentiment going on with the vote, it was…

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Thank you, Los Che. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You put in an absolutely brilliant display against Barca on Saturday night. You deserved all three points but thanks to…

Werder Bremen v. Hamburg SV UEFA Cup – Semifinal Preview First Leg: Thursday, April 30, 2009 – Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany Second Leg: Thursday, May 7, 2009 – HSH Nordbank Arena,…